The Whitelip Snail (Neohelix albolabris) is largest terrestrial snail native to New England, wearing a shell that can grow to more than an inch across!

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has finally given in to the undeniable popularity of social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter.

The countless miles of old stone walls which criss-cross New England’s woodlands have certainly out-lived the 19th-century farmers that built them. But even these long-lived reminders of the old days will eventually come crumbling down.

Hikers of the Eastern United States are likely to have discovered Jack-in-the-Pulpit at some point during their travels, a unique plant that bears startling resemblance to carnivorous plant species such as the Purple Pitcher. However, the exquisite pitchers produced by the Jack-in-the-Pulpit serve a much less lethal purpose than those of predatory plants.